Short Gnarly Poems

the gnarly oak
is there a message
in its new leaves...

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old gnarly oak
aging fingers
ache



posted on May 19, 2018...

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gnarly squirrels nest
too high for a tall giraffe
shelters one baby...

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gnarly squirrel’s nest
forty foot up, made of leaves
protects her babies...

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bent and gnarly  from weathering dreadful storms  awaiting repose

For: Singled Out Contest...

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These gnarly arthritic old hands at the end of my sleeves
No longer do what they'er ask; even if I say please...

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Love your enemys? 
"Blue Life" 's  gnarly garden tools
Nature's clueless shades





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Elf man with the gnarly snarly barley face
With a bubble noise, can you take the pace?
Prancing and dancing this gnome-like race
We give you berth, and we give you grace....

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Butch rode a huge powerful Harley.
His expression was always snarly,
A bully and a menace was he
Whenever Butch was in company,
He raised his fists that were big and gnarly....

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That Blue Jay made short work
Of that beetle morsel
On the gnarly branch
Sort of like me
When it comes to
A Godiva chocolate




August 1 2009 poem 4 the Botanic Garden...

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Poor kid on my block by the name of Harley
  Every day he ate bean soup with barley
     He'd poop 'til he bled
     The kid was half-dead
  No wonder his back end was all gnarly...

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Naked Farewell

Old gnarly never looked so good
outstretched arms hugging the tepid sun.


John G. Lawless
11/21/2014

submitted to Crystalline – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Rick Parise...

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An old man sat next to me, snap my bra

Gnarly and cracked face he said, "Ooh la la!"

I felt a pinch on the rump

And turned around to a stump

"Hey, witchful ghost, na, na, na."

10/17/2019...

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 In the unfairness that ever is life, since
 Cinderella will never be wife, to 'her prince'

     She settles for average, ordinary shmoes
     Ditch the glass slippers ~ flip-flops, gnarly toes
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Pink princess poodle Paulette provided plush pats
Potential suiters sauntered around her magnificent mats
Greasy grimy gringos glamorized gnarly nodding gnats
Lounging, lithe, lovely Paulette provided pleasing pats....

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There once was a poet named Charlie,
          Who loved to break wind with his Harley;
          His fans almost choked,
          On the words that he wrote,
          Cause the smell of his prose, it was gnarly....

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An old man sat next to me in a spa

gnarly and cracked face he said, "Ooh la la!"

I felt a pinch on the rump

and turned around to a bump

"Hey, Donald Trump, na, na, na.”


9/15/2017...

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give me a tiny bit of prettiness
not the gnarly lip you give others
show me paradise with approving eyes
give me a sign you care
your silence shows me nothing
terrifying flowers in the garden
and the cottonwood tree
...

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The wisdom tree
grasps knowingly
secured by gnarly roots.
Reaching heights prestigiously,
bearing rings of truth.

A canopy of prominence,
shades of all you've seen.
Do tell of landscape changes,
and what has come to be....

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gnarly gray goat was so plain, he was embarrassed by it.
he collected florals from garden and dressed up with wit.
thought he looked terrific, showed off his petals a bit.
behind his back other goats called him a simple nitwit....

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With long hair wrapped up, rugged nails dirt dipped,
denim overalls and barnyard boots,
I set forth to get them gnarly raspberry stalks clipped,
and return with harvested horseradish roots
and frost freshened persimmon fruits.

12-30-19...

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And so the mane-less lion sleeps...
His gnarly crown removed from view. 
His kingdom paused for me. 
And you. 
And while we weep in sheer despair.. 
a secret yet discovered there..
The moss of time cannot disguise.
The love uncovered in His eyes....

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Death
Is here,
At the door
With boiling arms
And macabre charms
To lend a gnarly hand
And escort my life away,
On an exclusive one-way trip
Through July hell ‘til it sheds its grip,
Halting when through the Pearly Gates I slip....

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Fall, fenced lane, warm sun, 
leaves rain except for one. 

Gnarly tree stretch out limb 
reaching free, soften dim.  

Somber swing hangs alone, 
wish children bring, grace shown.


8/30/2021

In Essence 2 Poetry Contest
 Photo 2
Sponsored by: Joseph May...

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Native, neat noble Nebraska Cottonwood tattered, talented Trees 

Tall, so tall those sturdy Trees 
Nostalgic, gnarly Nebraska Cottonwood teary,
Those terrific Trees 
Our talented truthful trees

7/9/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020 ©...

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